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IFAD and China invest US$183.5 million to reduce rural poverty through Agribusiness development

Beijing, 31 October 2018 – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and China have signed a financing agreement to reduce poverty and increase incomes for 198,847 rural people in 10 counties in the Qinba and Liupanshui Mountain areas in Sichuan and Ningxia Provinces. The agreement was signed in Beijing today by Gilbert F. Houngbo, …

IFAD President travels to India to further partnership and shared commitment to reducing rural poverty

Rome, 5 December 2017 – Gilbert F. Houngbo, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), arrives in India today to meet with key government partners. The trip presents an opportunity to expand upon the focus and partnership between India and IFAD to boost smallholder farmer incomes and alleviate rural poverty in the country. In …